Role Of Self Destruction In Macbeth

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Simrandeep Gill
Mr. manning
ENG3U0-B
Oct, 8, 2015

Macbeth
The play Macbeth is about a warrior and his lady, who let their greed and ambition to success get the best of them, which leads to their downfall. A man could be living a comfortable life until he decides one day, that a small comfortable life just won’t cut it. Everyone wants to be successful, but not everyone has the motivation or determination to make his or her dream into reality. In this play, it shows you that without integrity a man who gets successful only plays a role in self destruction.

Macbeth was never meant to be king, it made him into a weak man because once upon a time, Macbeth was known as a brave warrior. “Why should
I play the Roman fool,” he asks, “and die
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Macbeth knows that he is a warrior at war, and he also knows that if he becomes King, he will destruct himself. He doesn’t want to make that foolish mistake.
A man goes great heights for his ambitions, and for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, took a great risk by killing King Duncan, which ultimately lead to their self-destruction. Shakespeare portrays that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both shared a common characteristic, which was greed. They both wanted to be King and Queen of Scotland and in order for them to do that, they had to kill off the current King. A common characteristic and ambition kept them together, but their determination carried far more differences. Macbeth, who had physical courage, didn’t carry out the same courage on the inside. He was scared to commit a murder. He was naïve about outer evil, until the witch’s prophecy had told him that he must be king. Even then, he felt guilty for the crime he was about to commit. On the other hand, Lady Macbeth is shown as a wicked and heartless lady for reaching her ambitions through her husband. Someone who wanted the power of the queen so much that she wasn’t, not even for a single moment hesitant about committing the murder. She portrays that she is strong and that Macbeth is

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